Newest PRSD trustees sworn in, place first votes
Newly elected and acclaimed PRSD board trustees Pamela Cursons, Lois Bedwell and Lucille Hertz took the oath of office Tuesday.
The three trustees stood before secretary/treasurer Ryan Boser, raised their hands and took the oath “to faithfully serve” before signing formal paperwork to assume full powers and privileges of their position.
The three then sat down to the public meeting to vote on their first major issues: Approval of PRSD’s three-year capital plan and the appointment of auditors for the school division budget. (Both unanimously adopted by all trustees).
The votes were the first time the PRSD board has been at full strength since the spring of 2015. Thornier issues lay ahead, such the New Brigden School closure vote on April 11, but for the first day on the job the agenda was fairly easy for Cursons, Bedwell and Hertz.
After the meeting concluded, the News briefly spoke with Hertz to get her first impressions of her new position and the election success she enjoyed. Hertz won 293 votes in the recent byelection in Ward 1, the most of any candidate.
“It’s certainly a new experience,” said Hertz. “And I am looking forward to what’s to come. We had a really good turnout (in the byelection), and it was nice to see that. All of the candidates had been in the area a long time and were homegrown. I am not sure what it was that led to my election but I am so happy the voters put their confidence in Lois and I. We’ll move forward from here, and we’re really looking forward to it.”